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Gallagher (Leo) Campaigns - Weatherwax Collection
SPC.2017.007
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Leo Gallagher Campaigns - Weatherwax Collection
Creator:
Weatherwax, John M. (John Martin), 1900-1984
Creator:
Gallagher, Leo
Creator:
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
Creator:
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2017.007
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
.20 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1933-1934, undated
Abstract: The Leo Gallagher Campaigns - Weatherwax Collection contains press releases, pamphlets, legal filings, campaign literature,
lists of expenditures and receipts, internal campaign committee literature, endorsements, correspondence, and other papers
about the 1933 and 1934 judicial campigns of Leo Gallagher from the personal collection of his campaign manager, John Weatherwax.
This collection is now part of the
John M. Weatherwax Collection and can be found under
Series III: Subject Files, Sub-Series K: Leo Gallagher Campaign
Language of Material:
English
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Leo Gallagher (1887-1963) was a Los Angeles-based attorney specializing in labor law, as well as a labor activist. During
his career, Gallagher defended such high-profile clients as San Francisco labor union activist Tom Mooney and communist George
Dimitroff, as well as workers, activists, and minorities. In 1933, Gallagher ran for Los Angeles Municipal Court judge and
lost. In 1934, he ran for associate justice on the California Supreme Court, losing that race as well. Gallagher ran for California
Supreme Court again in 1936, for California Secretary of State in 1938, and for Los Angeles Board of Education in 1949. Although
Gallagher was never elected to public office, he used his campaigns as a platform to advocate for his progressive causes.
This collection contains 0.20 linear feet of documents from the Leo Gallagher's 1933 and 1934 judicial campaigns collected
by his campaign manager, John Weatherwax. It contains press releases, pamphlets, legal filings, campaign literature, lists
of expenditures and receipts, internal campaign committee literature, endorsements, and correspondence, including an exchange
between Gallagher and Upton Sinclair.
This collection was processed by Sharon MacNett, 2018.
For other materials related to John M. Weatherwax please consult the
Anti-New Deal Collection . This collection is now part of the
John M. Weatherwax Collection and can be found under
Series III: Subject Files, Sub-Series K: Leo Gallagher Campaign
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Labor movement
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Labor unions -- United States
Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Communism -- United States
Gallagher, Leo